The Christmas season’s time to bake,
And cookies are such fun to make--
Rolled or kneaded, pressed in bars,
Dropped or shaped like trees and stars,
Topped with Christmas-colored sprinkles,
Fringed in tiny candy crinkles.

I have to go to great expense
To get the best ingredients:
Sugar, butter, eggs, and milk,
Flour sifted soft as silk,
Pumpkin, ginger, fresh strawberries,
Oatmeal, raisins, red ripe cherries,
Blocks of chocolate, semi-sweet,
Crushed pineapple, glazed mincemeat,
Fruit that’s dried and fruit that’s not,
Lemon, fig, and apricot,
Chopped pecans and walnut pieces,
Peanutbutter cups from Reese’s,
Vanilla, cocoa, peppermint
To yield a lovely, tempting scent,
Cinnamon and orange spice
For more aromas that are nice,
And butterscotch or Hershey’s kisses,
Making sweet treats more delicious.

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Why thanks. Um, I think I'll have one of those. Actually that one there looks lovely. Hang on, that smells sensational, maybe I should- Oh, I've never seen that blend before. Eek, that looks disgusting. Perhaps a plain one would be better...
Forget it, I'll settle for a mince pie from the faithwriter next door. All this choice is killing me!

If I answer "yes" to your question title… what happens? :) Your ingredient list just "rolls off the tongue"… I especially like, "flour sifted soft as silk," (isn't that a brand name for a flour? :) … and "blocks of chocolate, semi-sweet" I thank you whole-heartedly… I do not have to make a Christmas baking grocery list this year… thanks to your help.

Yes, I want one of your cookies! I have to tell you that as I was reading this, I was thinking "What a great word. What will she rhyme with it??" I am terrible at coming up with rhyming words, so I am sooo impressed with this. And all your words were great words, not words that were forced to fit. They were all perfect. Thumbs up!

Oh, dear Verna, my friend! Do you know that I can actually smell the wonderful aroma of this darling poem?! The meter is perfect, the tone of it jingles and tingles with the excitement of Christmas, and the cookies are, sure as Santa, melting in my mouth! ;-) This poem is delightfully perfect in every single way!! I love it! Congratulations!!